In a report published on Wednesday 4 September, the European Commission considers that the Multiannual Plan for managing fish stocks in the Baltic Sea has proved to be a useful tool for implementing the common fisheries policy (CFP), particularly for setting fishing opportunities (see EUROPE B13468A1).
However, the report shows that the corresponding catch volumes have almost halved since 2017 and some fisheries have been closed since 2020 (eastern cod) or 2022 (western cod and western...